Send Refresh Steps Overview
  • 24 Mar 2023
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Overview

When entity changes occur, the Send Change and Send Refresh steps are used to update the data displayed in Folders and Reports. These steps can refresh data Portal-wide or for a specific Group or User.

To use certain Send steps, a Key may be required as input. You can set Keys on Report Viewers by navigating to the Properties > Behavior > Refresh section on a Page and selecting either Report Key Update For Folder or Report Key Update to establish the Report Keys.


Step Descriptions

The following table presents a list of Send Change and Send Refresh steps and their respective descriptions.

Step NameRefreshes ForDescription
Send Folder And Tree Change EventPortal WideRefreshes the entire Folder Tree, including the Folder specified in the Folder ID input of the step.
Send Folder And Tree Change Event For Group
Group
Send Folder And Tree Change Event For User
User
Send Folder And Tree Change Event With Parameters
Portal WideRefreshes the entire Folder Tree, including the Folder specified in the Folder ID input, giving the option to expand the Folder in the folder tree. However, if the Folder is nested, the Parent Folder will not expand only the Folder specified in the Folder ID input expands. 
Send Folder Change Event
Portal WideRefreshes the Folder specified in the Folder ID input of the step.  

User Session is for if a User has multiple tabs open; the Folder will only refresh on the tab that runs the Flow in which this step is triggered.
Send Folder Change Event For Current User Session
User Session
Send Folder Change Event For Group
Group
Send Folder Change Event For User
User
Send Folder Change Event For User Session
User Session
Send Folder Change Event For Current Folder
Portal WideRefreshes the Page attached to the Folder where the Flow is currently located.
Send Refresh Report By Folder And Key EventPortal WideRefreshes a Report using a Folder ID and Key. If the same Report is used in multiple places, only the Report on the specified Folder with a matching Key will refresh.
Send Refresh Report By Folder And Key Event For Group
Group
Send Refresh Report By Folder And Key Event For User
User
Send Refresh Report By Folder
Portal WideRefreshes a Report using a Folder ID. Any Report found in the specified Folder will be refreshed.
Send Refresh Report By Folder For Group
Group
Send Refresh Report By Folder For User
User
Send Refresh Report By Key Event
Portal WideRefreshes a Report using the Keys set on a Report Viewer. Unlike other steps that rely on a specific folder ID, this step is not dependent on any particular folder. Instead, wherever the Report with the matching key exists in the portal, it will be refreshed.
Send Refresh Report By Key Event For Group
Group
Send Refresh Report By Key Event For User
User
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